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French man on trial accused of raping partner after contact with Dominique Pelicot

Activists demonstrating in the street against sexual violence
Activists protesting against sexual violence outside court in Avignon in 2024 during Dominique Pelicot’s trial. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

A bodyguard from Lyon is to go on trial for allegedly sedating and raping his partner after he was in contact online with Dominique Pelicot, who was convicted of drugging and raping his own wife, Gisèle Pelicot.

Pelicot, one of the worst sex offenders in modern French history, is serving 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of drugging his then wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her in their home in the south of France over almost a decade. He and 50 other men were found guilty after the biggest rape trial in French history in 2024.

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